Amy Kavanagh
Disability Consultant & Freelancer • Self Employed
United Kingdom •
$251 - $1,500
About
Disabled is not a bad word. Join me & learn how to challenge the barriers disabled people face.
Speaking Topics
Signature Programs (3)
Where do I go? The joys and frustrations of navigating as a blind gamer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFAIP1FSp_4&t=2s
Disability & Accessibility - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Bringing animation alive with Audio Description Dr Amy Kavanagh is a blind cinema fan, but she is often excluded by tv shows or films which don't include Audio Description tracks. This talk will explore what Audio Description brings to your work, the audiences that rely on it and the artistry of describing the moving image.
Dr Amy Kavanagh is a visually impaired disability activist and campaigner. She launched the #JustAskDontGrab campaign in May 2018 to encourage people to offer assistance in a respectful, consensual and helpful way. By using her experiences, positive and negative, she demonstrates the impact of friendly assistance as well as the distress caused by unwanted touching. https://gre.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=0cd158db-5423-4403-9351-ad270131ef61&start=8.440592
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